Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 May 2017
246. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive an ANC payment for 2016 in view of the fact that there was sufficient stock on the farm to qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23768/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application under 2016 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 9 May 2016.
Under the 2016 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months and to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year. Payment under the ANC scheme has not issued in this case as the holding concerned has not satisfied the scheme’s minimum stocking density requirements.
The Terms and Conditions of the 2016 ANC Scheme sets out that, equines in order to be considered as qualifying livestock, must be registered in accordance with EU Regulation 504/2008. Processing of the application under 2016 scheme year identified that of the three equines submitted, only one was eligible for consideration and therefore as the holding concerned had not satisfied the scheme’s minimum stocking density requirements as outlined in the Terms and Conditions, the eligibility criteria for payment have not been met.
The person named was notified of this finding on 24 October 2016 and advised to contact the ANC section with any further observations. To date no further correspondence has been received from the person named.
